title: Dental erosion associated with soft-drink consumption in young Saudi men.
abstract: This study reports on the causative factors of dental erosion in selected high- (n = 19) and low-erosion (n = 19) subgroups of a larger random sample (n = 95) of young male Saudi military inductees. By means of a questionnaire, the role of various possible factors related to oral health in general, and to dental erosion in particular, was assessed for each participant. Clinical examination included recordings of severity of dental erosion and fluorosis, presence of buccal cervical defects and first permanent molar 'cuppings', DMFT and DMFS, visible plaque index, and gingival bleeding index. In addition, bitewing radiographs, study casts, and intraoral color transparencies were obtained for each individual. Logistic regression analysis showed a strong correlation between the presence of dental erosion and a high level of consumption of cola-type soft drinks. Other statistically significant associated factors, although of less predictive strength, were type of cleaning aid and gingival bleeding index. In subgroup comparisons, dental problems (primarily pain), number of buccal cervical defects, and number of missing teeth were significantly greater in the high- than in the low-erosion subgroup.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cariology, Faculty of Odontology, Göteborg University, Sweden.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Johansson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Johansson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Birkhed
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Omar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baghdadi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Carlsson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002253:Carbonated Beverages / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004245:DMF Index; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D009050:Fluorosis, Dental / Q000150:complications; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D003765:Models, Dental; D008963:Molar / Q000473:pathology; D009909:Oral Health; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000295:instrumentation; D010512:Periodontal Index; D016300:Radiography, Bitewing; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D019237:Tooth Cervix / Q000473:pathology; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000150:complications; D014077:Tooth Erosion / Q000209:etiology*; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000209:etiology; D014098:Toothache / Q000209:etiology; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000295:instrumentation; D014100:Toothpastes / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014100:Toothpastes